Overall type garment



Aug. 12,1947. 'H DAW 2,425,460

,QVERALL TYPE GARMENT Filed Sept. '7, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet l fizzy/2% mama;

Aug. 12,1947. I w. H. nAvl 4 3 OVERALL- TYPE GARMENT File i Sept. 7, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 12, 1947. w. H. DAVIS OVERALL TYPE GARMENT Filed Sept. 7, 1946 '3 Sheets-Sheet '3 I I Patented Aug. 12, 1947 OVERALUTYPE GARMENT Willa' H. 'Davisy-New York,v N.' Y., assignor-to Mills 3. Lane,yJr., Atlanta, Ga;

Application September, 7; 1946,,S'eria1'No. 695,425? r 2 Claims: (01. 222'7)* This'invention "pertain -t apparel and more especially to a bifurcated 'outergarment of the overall type; .Whiie primarily intended as a childs garment, the broader aspects of the in-' vention' are capable of embodiment in garments for adultuse.

One 'object'of the 'invention is to provide an overall garment havingua bib frontand which is easy' to demand. remove. A furtherobject is to 7 provide a garment which opens at the front'of thewaistbandrandwhich has a" flyfront; but

which is so devised that the fly-front is normally concealed bythebib, although is readilyaccessible by dropping'the bib." A further object is to provide .a garmentof 'this' type-'having ample pocket space at the front, which is easily ac cessibleto the-hands .of thewearer." A further object is toprovide 'a garment having pocket space of variablecapacity. "A furtherobject-is to provide a garment of this type Which is simple in construction and easy "to make and launder.

Other and further objects and advantages of the inventio-n-will'be pointed out in the following moredetaileddescription and by reference to the accompanying'drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a frontperspective view showing a.

childs garment embodying "the invention as it appears when worn;

Figt-Z is 'a fragmentary elevation, to larger scale, illustrating the upper part of the garment so arranged that the'pocket space is of minimum capacity;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic sectionon the line '3-'3 of Fig.2;

Fig'. 4 is a viewsimilar *to Fig'f'Z but showing the-bib dropped down to eXpose-the'fiy 'front;

Fig'. 5 is a diagrammatic section "substantially on the line-5 5 of 'Fig. 2;

Fig; 6 is a front elevation of the garment turned insi'de'out toshow the pocket structure;

Figi-Trisa view 'generally' 'similar to Fig. "2 but showing the garment arranged to provide 'a-pocket'" of larger capacity; s 1

Fig: 8 is a diagrammatic section' on the" line 8--8 of Fig, 7

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic 'planview of one? of theufrontfspieces :of the" body of the garment-J showingiitrattachedto' the waistband;

Fig1 10 is a. plan-viewof thei'rear'plyof'thebib member;:: 1

Figs'l'l is a planiyiew' of one of the constituent;halves of the front ply of the bih'membe'ry Fig.2 l2cis aview "generally:similar-to Fig. l: but

showingamodification:J

Referring to the drawings, the'garmentgas illustrated in Fig; 1, comprises the' legsi I and 2, the" Waistband 3, the bibh4 extendin upabove.

the waistband whenflin normalv position, and the" 'shoulderstraps 5 and-.6 byvmeansof which the" garment is supported.

Referringto Fig; 4, the legs Li and 2 are shown as meeting" 'at'the'i crotch I. Thewaistband '3'is provided with-an openingat 8 to facilitatedon ning and. doifing. thegarment; The ends of the waistband are provided with 'complemental fas' tenert elements!) and; .-I0, for instance, the engag ing parts of asnap fastenen. Below theiopeningw 8 in thewaistband the-body of the garment is provided with overlapping portionsto form the Thefrontof thegarmentproper comprises two pieces H and I2 ,(Figsn i and 9-) which-care sub-. stantially alike in contourexcept that one'is re- I versedas respects the other Referring-to Fig. 9,

the part :12 has the substantially ,straight'horizontalupper edge M which. is united by a seam to the-waistband 3. TheY-part-IZ .also -hasthe substantially straight rear edge I 5 which ;-is

limited by a. seam to the back of thegarment'and' the substantiallystraight forward edge l6 which overlapsthecorrespondingedge of the' part'H to provide the fly." Thetlower' edge .of the .part l2 is downwardly: curved",- as indicated at all, this edge 'beginning at the point l8 at the lower end of the fly -and. extending to the point 19 where the edge I! joins the'edge 15.

Each leg=of thegarment icomprise's a front member 20 (Fig; 11); the lower part -L of which forms-thefront of the leg -prope'randhas an integral upward =-extension X which terminates at the substantially straight horizontal edge 2|.

From this edge an edge 22 extends downwardly substantially vertically and then merges'with a curve which extends outwardly to a point 23 Where it intersects a substantially" straight edge which; is connected by the out-seam of the leg tothe rear'member of the corresponding leg.

"The edges intersects the bottom edge 25 of the front leg member. Thev opDOsiteend. of this lower edge, 25 intersects an edge 26 which is united by the leg in-seam to therearmemberof the leg.

The'upwardextension X of thefront member of the leg .is providedwithan edge zliextending from the top edge 2| downwardly and intersecting'the edge 2,6,atthe point/ 28 whichis located approximately at thecrotch 1 in the completed garment. iThewedges fl of the two pieces 20 are. united by a seam S (Fig. 1), thellpward extene s 3 sion X of the two front leg members collectively forming the front ply of the bib.

The rear ply of the bib, as shown in Fig. 10, consists of a single piece 29 of the selected material, this piece having a substantially straight upper edge 30 of a length approximately twice the length of the edge 2! of the part 20. This piece 29 is of substantially inverted Y-shape, comprisingthe upright or stem portion 3! and the downwardly divergent legs 34 and 35. These legs have substantially vertical lateral edges 36 and 31, upper edges 32 and 33, and downwardly curved lower edges 38 and 39, respectively, which intersect at the point 40 which, in the completed garment, is located at the lower end of the fly, the edges 36 and 31 intersecting the edges 38 and 39 at the points 4| and 42, respectively. The curvature of the edges 38 and 39 is substantially like that of the edges ll of the parts H and 12. The length of the edges 36 and 31 is substantially less than the lengths of the outer edges l5 of the front members H and I2 of the garment.

In the assembled garment, the edges 2| of the parts 29 are aligned and seamed to the upper edge 39 of the part 29; the edges 2'! of the parts 20 are seamed together as above described, and

, the edges 22 of the parts 20 are seamed to the edges 32 and 33, respectively, of the part 29,, the corners 23 registering with the corners M and 42 respectively, of the part 29. The edges 35 and 3'! of the part 29 are seamed to the outer edges I 5 of the parts II and I2, preferably by the same seam which unites the edges l5 to the rear part of the garments As. thus assembled, the bib is of two-ply construction, as diagrammatically illustrated in Figs.

The straps 5 and B are permanently secured at their rear ends to the Waistband of the garment, and at their front ends are each provided with one element of a separable fastener designed to have operative engagement with one of the fastener elements 46 carried by the bib. Preferably the straps 5 and 6 are provided with adjustable members, for example slide buckles or the like, which carry these fastener elements so that the effective lengths of the straps may be adjusted. However, if desired, the fastener element carried by the strap may be fixed to the 3 and 5, comprising the front ply consisting of the curved lower edges 38 and 39 of the inner 1 ply of the bib. Since the seams uniting the edges 36 and 31 to the edges I5 are less in length than the edges l5, and since the curved edges 32 and 33 of the part 29 are not caught into this seam, the margin of the two-ply bib above the points M and &2 are free from the front members of the garment propenthus providing entrances at each side of the garment into the front pocket spaces P (Fig. 5) which are defined by the rear ply of the bib and the corresponding front member of the garment proper.- These pockets are j thus conveniently accessible to the hands of the wearer of the garment and provide ample space for storage and are provided without requiring the attachment of inside pouches with-its attendant difficulties and cost, or the attachment of patch pockets upon the outside of the garment Whichare unsightly and subject to ripping.

The rear members of the garment are indicated at 33 and 44 (Fig. 6) respectively, these members extending from the waistband down to the bottoms of the legs. These parts may be constructed in accordance with conventional practice and need not be illustrated in, detail.

In each side of the opening 8 in the waisti band there is arranged one element 45 of a separable fastener device, and each lateral margin of the bib is provided with complemental fasemployed may be snap fasteners of conventional type, or buttons and buttonholes, or anyother suitable connection, 1 7

tener elements 46, preferably a plurality of such 3 elements spaced apart. The fastener elements larged pocket space. In this instance the strap is secured to the upper fastener element 46. However, if a pocket of minimum dimensions be desired, the lowermost fastener element 46 is secured to the waistband and the strap may then, b attached either to the upper fastener element 35 orto the middle one.

A slight modification is illustratedin Fig. 12

,wherein the straps 5 and. 6 are. shown as provided with fastener elements 48 so located as to be in the proper position to engage, for example, the top fastener element 46 of the bib. In this instance the lower forward ends of the straps 5 and 3 are secured to the waistband, for example permanently or detachabl if desired. With this arrangement th wearerof the garment may detach the bib so as to expose the fly opening without detaching the straps from the waistband.

. The garment thus devised provides a wide range of adjustment, it provides a normally con-1 cealed fly opening and a bib, and gives ready and full access to the fly opening. At the same time it furnishes the wearer with an easily accessible falling within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1'. A bifurcated overall garment having a waistband which opens at the front, a fly front and a bib, the bib normally covering the fly but being capable of dropping to expose the fly, the bib being of a length to extendto a substantiaidistance above the waistband, one element of a separable fastener arranged at each side of the' opening at the front of the waistband, and a plurality of spaced complemental fastener, elements at each side of the bib for selective engagement with the fastener element on the Waist band, whereby the upper edge. of the bibmay .be adjusted to different heights.

2. A bifurcated body garment comprising a waistband, the body of the garment comprising 7 two front memberseach having a substantially straight upper edge secured-to the waistband, a

substantially straight rear edge for attachment a to a rear part of the garment, a substantially straight front edge and a curved loweredge, and

a bib comprisinga front ply and a rear ply, the f front ply extending down below the crotch and forming the fronts of the two legs, the rear ply 6 being of substantially inverted Y-shape, the arms of the Y having curved lower edges, and means REFERENCES CITED uniting the curved lower edges to the front mem- The following references are of record in the bars of the garment body to the curved lower file of this patent: edges of the Y-shaped rear ply of the bib, there- 5 by providing pockets between the front members UNITED STATES PATENTS and the rear ply of the bib, and means uniting Number Name Date the outer edges of the Y-shaped rear ply of the 564,373 Goodman July 21, 1896 bib to the rear edges of the front members of the 791,676 Dodshon June 6, 1905 garment body. 10 1,144,369 Matthews June 29, 1915 1,653,554 Edwards Dec. 20, 1927 WILLA H. DAVIS. 1,888,086 Jackson Nov. 15, 1932 

